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School: Cnocán Mhichil Naofa (Clochar)

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Claremorris, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
an tSiúr Síle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 430

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  1. Churning

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    When a person comes in when the woman of the house is making a churning he always takes a while of it. In older times they used to put a coal of fire under the churn or they say it would not make, or if one grain of sugar fell into the crock of milk it would not make.
    People always take a while of churning or it is said that they would bring the butter with them.
    Story.
    A man came in to a house once and the woman of the house was making a churning
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Brown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garryduff Middle, Co. Mayo